St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-27
The Aged Statesman Person
ally an Object of General
Sympathy.
Some Rather ScandalouS
Hints Regarding Mr.. Par
nell's Private Life.
The People in England Begin
ming to Ask Who Ignatius
Donnelly Is.
By Cable to the Globe.

Grevy has brought to that statesman a
tidal wave of sympathy. even his politi-
cal enemies expressing sorrow at the
necessity for his withdrawal which the
circumstances have created. No one
seems willing to accuse him of anything
worse than stupid submission to the de-
signs of NJ. Wilson, whose more recent
acts are universally admitted to have
been crooked, but which it is conceded
the president knew nothing about spe-
officially. At the conference between
the president and the Rauvier cabinet
last evening Grevy's pathetic references
to recent events drew tears from the
eyes of all present, and NJ. Remenceau
expressed himself to-day as amazed at
the stability of the old man, who in
spite of the overwhelming odds against
him and the fact that the circumstances
which have led up to the present con-
ditiOn of affairs fell little short of fasten-
ing certain degree of guilt upon him,
had stood up for France and refused to
relinQuiSh the TeinS of government until
new and practicable scheme was
formed for preserving the integrity of
the republic. President Grevy. how
ever, has no faith in M. Clemenceau's S
ability. to form a stable government,
and his delay in Offering his resignation
is due almost wholly to this fact. The
crisis has aroused greater interest
than is usually felt among Frenchmen
on similar occasions, owing to the gen.
eral conviction that its immediate effect
must be to involve France in civil con-
fusion and to give prominence and au-
thority to
DESPERATE MEN.
if it should be prolonged. There IS an
other effect imminent which it is diff
cult to forecast. On the one hand this
sudden and dramatic revival of political
excitement may distract the minds of
Frenchmen from those dreams of re-
venge and military glory which the re-
cent mobilization visibly engengered.
On the other hand it may be found that
great continental war is the
only way out of the civil
complications to which this act of
the extreme radicals III forcing M.Grevy
to resign has given rise. Both the
friends of the Comte de Paris and of
Prince Victor Napoleon profess to be
hopeful that their favorite will be called
upon before many months have passed
to administer the affairs of France, and
if the Republicans do not combine the
Monarchists will surely hold the bal
ance and must necessarily reap advant-
age. In any event it is not believed
that the Revanchists will score success
in the struggle for supremacy.
THE CONSERVATIVE PRESS,
in commenting on the Times article on
Mr.. Parnell, is almost unanimous in the
opinion that the Thunderer has not i'm
proved matters by its discovery of Mr..
Parnell's incognito residence at Brock
lev. The st. James Gazette says that if
the good folks of Brockley had known
who Mr.. Parnell really was he cOuld
hardly have walked the streets in peace,
and declares that there should be some
means at the disposal of a public man
whereby he may be enabled to escape
from the annOyanceS contingent on his
position and obtain the rest he needs.
Even the NatiOnalistS, the Gazette says,
have suspected for the last two years
that Mr.. Parnell'S private life would
scarcely bear close scrutiny, but one and
all have freely forgiven his idiosyncra-
sizes because of his wonderful success
as a political leader. The original at
tack of the Times upon Mr.. Parnell was
wholly based on this fact, and tO-day's
statement in its columns is only Sc
quence of its former utteranceS, which
will not i'll the slightest degree affect his
position in parliament. where moral
iapses have no weight. The inference
to be drawn from the Times statement
is that Parnell has been wOmaniZing I'M
der an assumed name, but that implica-
ton is entirely unwarranted in view of
the state of his health at present and
for many months back. Mr.. Parnell
said to friend during his visit to Lon
don last week that he was very i'll, but
was doing everything possible to get
himself into condition to attend the sit
tings of parliament when they shonld
be resumed.
NOTES FROM ABROAD.
The action of the Prince of Wales in
prohibiting the orchestra at the bench
ers' banquet last night from finishing the
Boulanger march after they had begun
it was the theme of general comment
to-day and is commended on all sides.
The incident is generally taken to indi-
cate that the European leaders are de-
termined to do everything in their
power to not only preserve peace, but
to bring closer together the friendly
relations of the powers.
The indications are that there will be
no trouble whatever at Trafalgar square
tomorrow. A great many special con-
stables have been sworn in in London
city, but this is merely precautionary
measure and in no wise denotes appre-
hension on the part of the authorities.
There will be another enormous meet
ing in Hyde park tomorrow, but the
proceedings will no doubt be similar to
those of last Sunday.
Great interest is being taken in the
appearance of John l.. Sullivan at
the Anuarium where cheap prices are to
prevail, and great crowd is expected
the opening night.
The Telegraph's preliminary notice
of Ignatius Donnelly's narrative of his
BacOnian theory has spread interest.
Many persons are, however, inclined to
treat the matter as huge joke, but all
inquire "Who is DOnnelly?' The Tele-
graphs article has caused genuine
sensation, but great majority of the
English people are disposed to resent
the destruction of their poetic idol.
For Barnum'S Circus.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-An agent of P. II.